[LEPS-L:7939] Re: ASPS (the name of a stinging caterpillar in Texas) do you have any info

[DR. JAMES ADAMS]

You actually *are* talking about a moth, at least an immature one, 
so there are several people on this list who probably know exactly 
what you are talking about.  The caterpillars you refer to are the 
larvae of the family Megalopygidae, also known as Flannel or Puss 
Moths.

	In Texas, there are several species, depending on where you 
are.

	James

Dr. James K. Adams
Dept. of Natural Science and Math
Dalton State College
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Dalton, GA  30720
Phone: (706)272-4427; fax: (706)272-2533
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